Regarding Paul Trusten's USMA 25961, I try to remember to avoid using the
term SI until I have spelled it out as the "International System of Units
(SI), the metric system" either as the subject line or in its first mention
in a letter or email

Norm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 14:43
Subject: [USMA:25961] my German friend never heard of SI


For just about as long as I've been following this list, I have had a German
pen pal in Berlin. Last week, I sent her something I had written,
and it was peppered with the acronym "SI". She, a music teacher and a
lifelong European, wrote back to me asking what "SI" stood for, and of
course,I replied with an explanation

She is only one person, but it got me to thinking---is the acronym familiar
to most people who use that measurement system?

Paul Trusten, R.Ph.

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